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Greetings.
I will be leaving for Paris in a week for a friends wedding. Never been so it will be fun. I will be staying with French folk so I don't need too much advice about France. I will be however spending 4 nights in London. So I plan to hit the museums during the day. I would like to see as much Dr who stuff as possible. At night I will be drinking in the pubs and taking in a few rock shows. Any advice I would appreciate.
Never been to London, but I can give a bit of advice more generally. For me at least, jet lag going west to east is worse. That first day, power through as much as you can, but don't over caffeinate (you want to be able to fall asleep when you need to). Don't go to sleep until the sun is down, and the rest of the trip will be that much easier. If you do need a nap, keep it to 30 minutes or less. You want to get rest, but avoid hitting a full REM cycle.
Lots of outside time is good, sunlight is very convincing to the body that it's currently daytime.
Time spent going out and doing stuff also helps. Even if you're tried, don't sit in your hotel room watching TV or reading a book, stay out doing stuff... until it's time to sleep. Being active and engaging also convinces your body that it's actually daytime.
Avoid or reduce alcohol consumption until you feel normalized to the time.
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Thanks Iron. Leaving from MPLS and we arrive at 7am in Paris so im trying to figure out what to do. My best mates fiance has a trip planned for the Eiffel right after we arrive so I will be attempting to power through. I used to work third shift so i have had some practice in adjusting sleep schedules. Gonna try and sleep on the plane I guess. Alcohol consumption will be a problem. If it is around it will get consumed :)
Hah! Fellow Minnesotan here.
Just save the wine for dinner. Cause it's France and you can get good wine for pretty cheap. If you aren't a wine connoisseur, but still like the stuff, just pick up 5 euro bottles. Odds are you'll never be disappointed. (Though if you buy it at the little corner stores, it'll probably cost double, the cheapest place is the large supermarkets)
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Or the Cluny Museum, right in the middle of "quartier latin" if you dig Middle Age.
It's itself some sort of castle, partially restored.
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On the Who stuff, unfortunately the exhibition has moved out to Cardiff, so it'll be difficult to get a massive amount. Most of the actual location stuff is also actually in Cardiff or south Wales, as that's where the studio is.
Avoid Madame Tussards, it's a massive ripoff. Westminster Abbey & St Paul's can be interesting, but they're very expensive. It's worth having a day out at theV&A and the science museum in West Ken
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The Science Museum, Natural History Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum are all in South Kensington, not West Kensington - there's a significant difference (not least as they are different tube stations). Also, the British Museum is in Bloomsbury. All of these are free, but busy. You could consider the Tower of London as well, but I don't think that's free. For a games shop, you could consider the Orc's Nest, but it's nothing special frankly. If you want something free, you could consider walking around St James' Park for Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, and so on. There are also some gallaries which are free, like Tate Britain, Tate Modern, and so on. Most places you might want to visit are probably within a few square miles and you can pick up an Oyster card for the tube and buses. To be honest, if you haven't already, get a guide book.